Network Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Hybrid role near Long Beach, California, with some work required on site. Candidates must be located near Long Beach, CA. U.S. export regulations require candidates to be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Base salary: $105,000–$140,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for space superiority and security for the U.S. and its Allies.

What you will do

• Architect, deploy, operate, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure, including routing, switching, segmentation, VPN, and firewall services.
• Operate Palo Alto Networks firewalls and Juniper switching and routing platforms, or equivalent vendor technologies.
• Build and maintain hybrid connectivity between on-premises environments and Azure, AWS, GCP, or other major cloud platforms.
• Troubleshoot routing loops, BGP and OSPF behavior, latency, packet loss, inter-VLAN connectivity, and other complex network issues.
• Manage network performance, capacity planning, telemetry, monitoring, security segmentation, and firewall rule hygiene.
• Document architectures, change plans, diagrams, and runbooks; participate in on-call rotations and collaborate with infrastructure, security, DevOps, and cloud engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as a Network Engineer supporting enterprise-class environments.
• Strong knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs, STP, DNS, and DHCP.
• Hands-on experience with firewalls; Palo Alto is preferred. Experience with routing and switching; Juniper is preferred.
• Experience supporting hybrid or cloud-connected networks using Azure, AWS, GCP, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting skills using packet captures, performance metrics, and logs.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Availability to participate in an on-call rotation.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with CMMC, ITAR, or FedRAMP compliance-driven environments.
• Active or previously held TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience with security-focused networking architectures or compliance programs.
• Network automation or scripting experience with Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools.
• Certifications such as PCNSE, JNCIS/JNCIP, CCNP, or equivalent.
• Experience with SD-WAN, multi-site networking, or data center architectures.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or high-security, compliance-heavy environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with some on-site work required.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible Time Off for exempt employees or accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays, parental leave, and sick leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and equity participation.
• Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.